Sundress Academy for the Arts Presents "Multimedia Writing: Hybrid Prose/Poetry"

The Sundress Academy for the Arts is excited to present “Multimedia Writing: Hybrid Prose/Poetry,” a workshop led by Emma Sheinbaum on Wednesday, August 13th from 6:00-7:30 PM EST. This event will be held over Zoom. Participants can access the event at tiny.utk.edu/sundress (password: safta).

This virtual workshop will be an introduction to multimedia writing, a hybrid genre that refers to writing in which multiple types of media are used in evocative, resonant, and innovative ways. We will unpack multimedia approaches through a range of forms including cine-poetry and collage using exploratory questions such as: How can incorporating other forms of media / a variety of elements beyond text enhance the intended impact of a poem? What questions, tensions, and complications can help guide you through the multimedia, hybrid creative process?

In this workshop we will engage with form-ranging projects from writers including Victoria Chang, Claudia Rankine, Jennifer S. Cheng, Eloisa Amezcua, and more. The workshop will also provide time to free write and share work, to talk about how the writing process felt/went, and to share resources as well as further recommended reading.

Emma Sheinbaum is a multi-genre writer, editor, and workshop instructor. Her writing has been published in TILT, Barrelhouse Magazine, Milk Press, TriQuarterly, Metatron Press, Juked, Cherub Magazine, The InQueery, and Glass Mountain, among others. She is Co-Founding Editor of the genreless literary journal, A Velvet Giant. Emma enjoys walking in the woods, chilling with her cat, and eating pasta. Learn more at www.emmasheinbaum.com.

While there is no fee to participate in this workshop, those who are able and appreciative may make donations directly to Emma Sheinbaum via Venmo: @emmasheinbaum.

If you are not able to attend this workshop, a recording is available upon request. Please email Alexa White at saftacreativedirector@gmail.com.